- 1. Re: Battery Storage (score: 1)
- Author: DANMAS@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 25 Feb 1998 20:25:28 EST
- Nils, I can't argue with you on that, BUT!! it is awfully nice to have a loose battery around from time to time, as you restore a car, for testing electrical components as you repair them, and for so
- /html/shop-talk/1998-02/msg00112.html (8,165 bytes)
- 2. Re: Tool questions (score: 1)
- Author: DANMAS@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 17:19:26 -0400 (EDT)
- There are more turning positions with a 12 point vs a 6 point. This can be a real help in tight positions. You don't have to rotate the wrenches and sockets as much to get a new grip on the fastener.
- /html/shop-talk/1997-10/msg00069.html (10,319 bytes)
- 3. Re: spraybooth (score: 1)
- Author: DANMAS <DANMAS@aol.com>
- Date: Fri, 31 Oct 1997 12:27:43 EST
- Michael: Just make sure the fan you use is explosion proof! You don't want sparks igniting all those paint fumes! Dan Masters, Alcoa, TN '71 TR6--3000mile/year driver, fully restored '71 TR6--undergo
- /html/shop-talk/1997-10/msg00159.html (6,928 bytes)
- 4. Re: cheap air tools (score: 1)
- Author: DANMAS@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 19 Sep 1997 19:57:42 -0400 (EDT)
- Jim: Just last week, I was faced with a similar problem to yours. I used and IR air powered hacksaw (similar to a sawzall, but about the size of an air grinder). As an economy move, I have found that
- /html/shop-talk/1997-09/msg00081.html (8,505 bytes)
- 5. Re: Sill replacement with Oxy-Acet, techniques? (score: 1)
- Author: DANMAS@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 7 Jul 1997 11:56:19 -0400 (EDT)
- Trevor: I can't speak for Canada, but I doubt it is much different than here. Most modern homes (built within the last 30 years or so) have 20 amp circuits for the outlets. Some of the older homes, a
- /html/shop-talk/1997-07/msg00048.html (8,910 bytes)
- 6. Re: air compressors (score: 1)
- Author: DANMAS@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 6 Jun 1997 10:32:17 -0400 (EDT)
- Matt: ALL houses today have 220 volt service. 220 comes into the house, and is split into two 110 volt supplies. You may have to run a cable from the breaker box to where you have the compressor, but
- /html/shop-talk/1997-06/msg00009.html (8,055 bytes)
- 7. Re: air compressors (score: 1)
- Author: DANMAS@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 6 Jun 1997 22:31:50 -0400 (EDT)
- Bill: Yes, this is true, and a good point to keep in mind when buying a house. However, just about any house built long enough ago to have only 110 volt service is an old house. It's been 50 years at
- /html/shop-talk/1997-06/msg00015.html (7,688 bytes)
- 8. Re: sourcing automotive wiring (score: 1)
- Author: DANMAS@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 17 Jun 1997 18:42:28 -0400 (EDT)
- Matt: The best source (and only) source I know of here in the US is: British Wiring 20449 Ithaca Olympia Fields, IL 60461 708-481-9050 They carry a complete line of the correct wiring and supplies fo
- /html/shop-talk/1997-06/msg00059.html (8,011 bytes)
- 9. Re: 220v circuit in garage (score: 1)
- Author: DANMAS@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 8 May 1997 16:32:04 -0400 (EDT)
- Larry: Run as much as you can afford, at least 100 amp. Sooner or later, you will be welding in the winter with the heater on, and the compressor will kick in. At that rate, even a 100 amp service ma
- /html/shop-talk/1997-05/msg00026.html (8,514 bytes)
- 10. Re: 220v circuit in garage (score: 1)
- Author: DANMAS@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 9 May 1997 17:43:12 -0400 (EDT)
- Paul: I couldn't agree with you more, if we are truly talking about "extra" capacity. If we knew for sure what the maximum load we would ever be drawing, it would be easy to figure the supply capacit
- /html/shop-talk/1997-05/msg00039.html (9,655 bytes)
- 11. Re: 220v circuit in garage (score: 1)
- Author: DANMAS@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 10 May 1997 04:34:11 -0400 (EDT)
- Doc: Actually, there is another option - you can have the house wired for 400 amp service, and run the 200 amp garage service from this. The installation cost for a 400 amp service is much higher tha
- /html/shop-talk/1997-05/msg00046.html (8,566 bytes)
- 12. Re: Extracting Seals From Master Brake Cylinder (score: 1)
- Author: DANMAS@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 20 May 1997 10:04:20 -0400 (EDT)
- A method I have used with good success, and safely, is to use a grease gun. I have drilled and tapped brake fittings to take a grease fitting. Screw this into the port, plug the others, and grease aw
- /html/shop-talk/1997-05/msg00089.html (8,207 bytes)
- 13. Re: garage Floors (score: 1)
- Author: DANMAS@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 1 Apr 1997 10:13:03 -0500 (EST)
- << I will install two 7'H x 9'W doors in the end of the garage so that I can get my MGBs in (for staorage and restoration) and park my daily runners within when the weather demands it. If you ever th
- /html/shop-talk/1997-04/msg00002.html (7,184 bytes)
- 14. Re: Air Compressor (score: 1)
- Author: DANMAS@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 1 Mar 1997 22:00:27 -0500 (EST)
- "The two-stage compressors (which cost twice as much) deliver a lot more SCFM with less horsepower, so he argues that the the one that I am looking at will cost me a lot more money in the long run be
- /html/shop-talk/1997-03/msg00004.html (8,384 bytes)
- 15. Re: Air Compressor (score: 1)
- Author: DANMAS@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 1 Mar 1997 23:10:21 -0500 (EST)
- I agree, and thats on my list of "things-to-do" What is your recommendation for a good home built air dryer/cooler combo? That's another problem with a compressor that's too small, isn't it - heat an
- /html/shop-talk/1997-03/msg00006.html (8,340 bytes)
- 16. Re: Air Compressor (score: 1)
- Author: DANMAS@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 2 Mar 1997 10:37:43 -0500 (EST)
- sounds like a good idea, I will give it a try. One question, though, what provisions do you recommend to drain the copper tubing? Seems to me that it would soon fill up with water. Disconnecting the
- /html/shop-talk/1997-03/msg00008.html (7,875 bytes)
- 17. Re: Re[3]: Three phase electrons (score: 1)
- Author: DANMAS@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 12 Mar 1997 10:54:17 -0500 (EST)
- << single phase (and I include 220vac in as single phase, because that's how it is used in AC motors) >> 220 V AC as used in your home is indeed single phase. 220 V AC comes into your house from a po
- /html/shop-talk/1997-03/msg00088.html (8,037 bytes)
- 18. Re: FW: RE: Three phase electrons (score: 1)
- Author: DANMAS@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 14 Mar 1997 09:47:38 -0500 (EST)
- << > It's easier with a graph but bear with me. Well, I can even do that. Due to the nature and timing of the 3 sine waves, the resultant power curve looks like this: ________________________________
- /html/shop-talk/1997-03/msg00094.html (7,973 bytes)
- 19. Acetylene tanks (score: 1)
- Author: DANMAS@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 26 Mar 1997 19:53:14 -0500 (EST)
- "Unlike oxygen, acetylene in a gaseous state is very unstable and therefore cannot be stored under any pressure exceeding 103 kPa (15 psi) in a free state. It does, however, behave like other gases i
- /html/shop-talk/1997-03/msg00175.html (7,634 bytes)
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